GPO

Disable hardware graphics acceleration GPU in Internet Explorer and Office

/ LeoStar IT

How to disable hardware graphics acceleration in Internet Explorer and MS Office using registry

Src:
http://shawnbass.com/psa-software-gpu-can-reduce-your-virtual-desktop-scalability/

Registry entries:

IE 9, 10, 11:

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Value:   UseSWRender

Type:  REG_DWORD

Data: 0x1

Office 2010:

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Gfx

Value: DisableHardware

Type:  REG_DWORD

Data:  0x1

Office 2013:

Key:  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Graphics

Value:  DisableHardwareAcceleration

Type:  REG_DWORD

Data: 0x1

Windows – Allow non-admin users to install printers GPO

/ LeoStar IT

Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies ->
-> Security Options:
Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers – Disabled

Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Printers:
Point and Print Restrictions – Disabled

Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Driver Installation:
Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these devices setup classes – Enabled for below GUIDs:

{4658EE7E-F050-11D1-B6BD-00C04FA372A7} – IEEE 1394 and SCSI printers
{4D36E979-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} – Printers class